09:19, 11 августа 2017, Bishkek - 24-kg.com news agency , Anastasia BENGARD
Schools in Bishkek are overcrowded 2.5 times, despite the construction of new buildings. The head of the Bishkek Education Department Saule Meirmanova told 24-kg.com news agency.
According to her, this is connected with a stable birth rate and a high level of migration. «The population of the city is growing every year. People from the regions come to give their children a good education. And we are obliged to enroll all the children, we do not refuse anyone,» Saule Meirmanova told.
With a projected capacity of 75,000 students, 137,000 schoolchildren actually go to school, and 31,000 children attend kindergartens instead of 14,000.
In the new 2017/2018 school year, the capital’s schools expect about 18,000 first-graders.
In total, 95 schools will be opened in Bishkek, four new buildings will be launched (schools No. Ak-Ordo and Kalys-Ordo, as well as in Dzhal).